MrCrowesGarden wrote:The balls are definitely juiced. Verlander said he really didn't even care that they did it because everyone's playing with the same balls anyway-- he just wanted MLB not to lie about it.
And I would agree with him that's fine if the ball is juiced...if it's in such a way that there's an even distribution of outcomes. But if it's say, juiced and that inordinately impacts players with a certain type of pitch (like I believe slider-reliant pitchers were speculated to be in the WS?), that really sucks. Especially when they're not being forthcoming about it.
The Arizona Diamondbacks will use a helmet-clad golf cart for the first time since the vehicle left Major League Baseball more than two decades ago.
"I think it wore out its welcome," Diamondbacks president and CEO Derrick Hall said. "There were these new stadiums, and the focus shifted to the guys running through gates and onto the mound. We think the time is right to bring it back."
"An ancillary benefit might be that it could speed up the game," Hall said. "I expect a lot of teams to follow suit."
According to Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post, Nationals pitching prospect Seth Romero wasn't sent home Monday due to a failed drug test or external trouble.
The explanation is still rather vague, as Janes writes that he had "missteps in camp" and didn't conduct himself "according to outlined expectations." Romero slipped to No. 25 overall in last year's draft, partially because of a troubled past including a failed drug test and punching a teammate. The last incident led to him being kicked off the University of Houston baseball team. The Nationals will have to hope that the message gets through to him.
Source: Chelsea Janes on Twitter
Mar 6 - 11:13 AM
The Diamondbacks' carts will come from the bullpens onto the warning track, head down the first- and third-base lines and stop at the dugout. The pitchers will then make their way to the mound.
cardsfantx wrote:sounds like they won't be on the field
The Diamondbacks' carts will come from the bullpens onto the warning track, head down the first- and third-base lines and stop at the dugout. The pitchers will then make their way to the mound.
Got it. Grounds crew is happy again.
I wonder if this will really save any time. My guess is no, but it will make the team more money via sponsorship. Did anyone else just hear a cash register?
Anyone else hearing that Greedy DeWallet is going to make Cardinals pitchers pedal a rented bicycle from St. Louis' new bikeshare program to the mound?
